This Week In Pop – 28 October 2025

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This week, The long-awaited fifth album from Tame Impala, 'Deadbeat', clocks in at #2 behind Taylor Swift on the main Albums Chart.

The winner of 13 ARIA Awards, one BRIT Award and one GRAMMY, Tame Impala has landed in the top five with all of his studio albums.

Taylor Swift’s 'The Life Of A Showgirl' holds at #1 for the third week in a row. Nine of her 14 chart-toppers have spent three or more weeks at #1.

ARIA Award winner Ruel debuts at #6 with 'Kicking My Feet'. It’s his third visit to the ARIA Albums Chart Top 50: his EP 'Free Time' peaked at #3 in 2019 and his debut full-length album '4th Wall' also reached #3 in 2023.

The Last Dinner Party are new at #7 with their second album, 'From The Pyre'. The London-based rock band reached #35 last year with 'Prelude To Ecstacy'.

Taylor Swift’s 'The Fate Of Ophelia' holds at #1 on the Singles Chart for a third week, while Olivia Dean’s 'Man I Need' returns to its #2 peak. Olivia also scores a third top 10 hits this year, as 'So Easy (To Fall In Love)' darts from #22 to #10.

As tracks from Taylor’s new album slip down the chart, several songs return to the top 10 including Alex Warren’s 'Ordinary' (back up from #11 to #5), Disco Lines and Tinsha’s 'No Broke Boys' (from #12 to #6) and Sombr’s '12 To 12' (from #16 to #9).

Top 10 Albums

1. 'The Life Of A Showgirl' – Taylor Swift
2. 'Deadbeat' – Tame Impala
3. 'KPop Demon Hunters' – Soundtrack
4. 'The Art Of Loving' – Olivia Dean
5. 'Man's Best Friend' – Sabrina Carpenter
6. 'Kicking My Feet' – Ruel
7. 'From The Pyre' – The Last Dinner Party
8. 'You'll Be Alright, Kid' – Alex Warren
9. 'I Barely Know Her' – sombr
10. 'Short n' Sweet' – Sabrina Carpenter

Top 10 Singles

1. 'The Fate Of Ophelia' – Taylor Swift
2. 'Man I Need' – Olivia Dean
3. 'Golden' – Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna
4. 'Opalite' – Taylor Swift
5. 'Ordinary' – Alex Warren
6. 'No Broke Boys' – Disco Lines, Tinashe
7. 'Elizabeth Taylor' – Taylor Swift
8. 'Father Figure' – Taylor Swift
9. '12 To 12' – sombr
10. 'So Easy (To Fall In Love)' – Olivia Dean

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